Fast adaptation of transmission properties of srs resource sets

ABSTRACT

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for fast adaptation of transmission properties of sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receiving signaling comprising a field indicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive; and transmitting one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRS resources that are active.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit of and priority to Greece PatentApplication No. 20190100430, filed Oct. 3, 2019, which is herebyassigned to the assignee hereof and hereby expressly incorporated byreference herein in its entirety as if fully set forth below and for allapplicable purposes.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, andmore particularly, to techniques for fast adaptation of transmissionproperties of sounding reference signal resource sets.

INTRODUCTION

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide varioustelecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging,broadcasts, etc. These wireless communication systems may employmultiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication withmultiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth,transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple-access systems include3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE)systems, LTE Advanced (LTE-A) systems, code division multiple access(CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequencydivision multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency divisionmultiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency divisionmultiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, and time division synchronous codedivision multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, to name a few.

These multiple access technologies have been adopted in varioustelecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enablesdifferent wireless devices to communicate on a municipal, national,regional, and even global level. New radio (e.g., 5G NR) is an exampleof an emerging telecommunication standard. NR is a set of enhancementsto the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to bettersupport mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectralefficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of newspectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using OFDMAwith a cyclic prefix (CP) on the downlink (DL) and on the uplink (UL).To these ends, NR supports beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.

However, as the demand for mobile broadband access continues toincrease, there exists a need for further improvements in NR and LTEtechnology. Preferably, these improvements should be applicable to othermulti-access technologies and the telecommunication standards thatemploy these technologies.

SUMMARY

The systems, methods, and devices of the disclosure each have severalaspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for its desirableattributes. Without limiting the scope of this disclosure as expressedby the claims which follow, some features will now be discussed briefly.After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading thesection entitled “Detailed Description” one will understand how thefeatures of this disclosure provide advantages that include improvedfast adaptation of transmission properties of sounding reference signalresource sets.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a userequipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRSresource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receiving signalingcomprising a field indicating which of the one or more SRS resources inthe one or more SRS resource sets are active and which of the one ormore SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive;and transmitting one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRSresources that are active.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: receive sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; receive signaling comprising afield indicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one ormore SRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRSresources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive; andtransmit one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRS resources thatare active. The apparatus also generally includes a memory coupled withthe at least one processor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes means forreceiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for receiving signaling comprising a field indicating which of theone or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets areactive and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresources sets are inactive; and means for transmitting one or more SRSsusing only the one or more SRS resources that are active.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:receive sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;receive signaling comprising a field indicating which of the one or moreSRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active and whichof the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources setsare inactive; and transmit one or more SRSs using only the one or moreSRS resources that are active.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a basestation (BS). The method generally includes transmitting soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment(UE), configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, whereineach of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRSresources; transmitting signaling to the UE comprising a fieldindicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources inthe one or more SRS resources sets are inactive; and receiving one ormore SRSs from the UE on the one or more SRS resources that are active.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: transmit sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; transmit signaling comprising afield indicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one ormore SRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRSresources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive; andreceive one or more SRSs from the UE on the one or more SRS resourcesthat are active. The apparatus also generally includes a memory coupledwith the at least one processor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes means fortransmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for transmitting signaling comprising a field indicating which ofthe one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets areactive and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresources sets are inactive; and means for receiving one or more SRSsfrom the UE on the one or more SRS resources that are active.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a base station (BS). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:transmit sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;transmit signaling comprising a field indicating which of the one ormore SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active andwhich of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resourcessets are inactive; and receive one or more SRSs from the UE on the oneor more SRS resources that are active.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a userequipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRSresource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receiving signalingcomprising an indication of a slot offset update for a specific SRSresource set in the one or more SRS resource sets; and transmitting oneor more SRSs according to the slot offset update.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: receive sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; receive signaling comprising anindication of a slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set inthe one or more SRS resource sets; and transmit one or more SRSsaccording to the slot offset update. The apparatus also generallyincludes a memory coupled with the at least one processor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes means forreceiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for receiving signaling comprising an indication of a slot offsetupdate for a specific SRS resource set in the one or more SRS resourcesets; and means for transmitting one or more SRSs according to the slotoffset update.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:receive sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;receive signaling comprising an indication of a slot offset update for aspecific SRS resource set in the one or more SRS resource sets; andtransmit one or more SRSs according to the slot offset update.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a basestation (BS). The method generally includes transmitting soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment(UE), configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, whereineach of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRSresources; transmitting signaling to the UE comprising an indication ofa slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one or moreSRS resource sets; and receiving one or more SRSs from the UE accordingto the slot offset update.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: transmit sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; transmit signaling to the UEcomprising an indication of a slot offset update for a specific SRSresource set in the one or more SRS resource sets; and receive one ormore SRSs from the UE according to the slot offset update. The apparatusalso generally includes a memory coupled with the at least oneprocessor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes means fortransmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for transmitting signaling to the UE comprising an indication of aslot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one or moreSRS resource sets; and means for receiving one or more SRSs from the UEaccording to the slot offset update.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a base station (BS). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:transmit sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;transmit signaling to the UE comprising an indication of a slot offsetupdate for a specific SRS resource set in the one or more SRS resourcesets; and receive one or more SRSs from the UE according to the slotoffset update.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a userequipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRSresource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receiving signalingcomprising an indication indicating an updated identifier (ID) of achannel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) associated with aspecific SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; andtransmitting one or more SRSs according to the updated ID of the CSI-RSassociated with the specific SRS resource set.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: receive sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; receive signaling comprising anindication indicating an updated identifier (ID) of a channel stateinformation reference signal (CSI-RS) associated with a specific SRSresource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; and transmit one ormore SRSs according to the updated ID of the CSI-RS associated with thespecific SRS resource set. The apparatus also generally includes amemory coupled with the at least one processor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by auser equipment (UE). The apparatus generally includes means forreceiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for receiving signaling comprising an indication indicating anupdated identifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal(CSI-RS) associated with a specific SRS resource set of the one or moreSRS resource sets; and means for transmitting one or more SRSs accordingto the updated ID of the CSI-RS associated with the specific SRSresource set.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:receive sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;receive signaling comprising an indication indicating an updatedidentifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)associated with a specific SRS resource set of the one or more SRSresource sets; and transmit one or more SRSs according to the updated IDof the CSI-RS associated with the specific SRS resource set.

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a basestation (BS). The method generally includes transmitting soundingreference signal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment(UE), configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, whereineach of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRSresources; transmitting signaling to the UE comprising an indicationindicating an updated identifier (ID) of a channel state informationreference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to a specific SRS resource setof the one or more SRS resource sets; and receiving one or more SRSsfrom the UE according to the updated ID of the CSI-RS corresponding tothe specific SRS resource set.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes at least oneprocessor configured to: transmit sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information, configuring the UE with one or more SRSresource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resource setscomprises one or more SRS resources; transmit signaling to the UEcomprising an indication indicating an updated identifier (ID) of achannel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to aspecific SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; andreceive one or more SRSs from the UE according to the updated ID of theCSI-RS corresponding to the specific SRS resource set. The apparatusalso generally includes a memory coupled with the at least oneprocessor.

Certain aspects provide an apparatus for wireless communication by abase station (BS). The apparatus generally includes means fortransmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;means for transmitting signaling to the UE comprising an indicationindicating an updated identifier (ID) of a channel state informationreference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to a specific SRS resource setof the one or more SRS resource sets; and means for receiving one ormore SRSs from the UE according to the updated ID of the CSI-RScorresponding to the specific SRS resource set.

Certain aspects provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium forwireless communication by a base station (BS). The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium generally includes instructions that, whenexecuted by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to:transmit sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information,configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources;transmit signaling to the UE comprising an indication indicating anupdated identifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal(CSI-RS) corresponding to a specific SRS resource set of the one or moreSRS resource sets; and receive one or more SRSs from the UE according tothe updated ID of the CSI-RS corresponding to the specific SRS resourceset.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the one or moreaspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims. The following description andthe appended drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative featuresof the one or more aspects. These features are indicative, however, ofbut a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspectsmay be employed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

So that the manner in which the above-recited features of the presentdisclosure can be understood in detail, a more particular description,briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to aspects, some ofwhich are illustrated in the drawings. It is to be noted, however, thatthe appended drawings illustrate only certain typical aspects of thisdisclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope,for the description may admit to other equally effective aspects.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an exampletelecommunications system, in accordance with certain aspects of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a design of anexample a base station (BS) and user equipment (UE), in accordance withcertain aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a BS, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 5 illustrates example sounding reference signal resource setparameters, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a BS, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a BS, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations for wirelesscommunication by a UE, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 10 illustrates a communications device that may include variouscomponents configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosedherein in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 illustrates a communications device that may include variouscomponents configured to perform operations for the techniques disclosedherein in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have beenused, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common tothe figures. It is contemplated that elements disclosed in one aspectmay be beneficially utilized on other aspects without specificrecitation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processingsystems, and computer readable mediums for fast adaptation oftransmission properties of sounding reference signal resource sets. Forexample, in some cases, aspects presented herein provide techniques forreducing overhead in wireless communication systems where 8-receive (Rx)SRS antenna switching is supported by one or more UEs. For example, insome cases, to reduce overhead in such wireless communications systems,aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques whereby a UE may beprovided within signaling indicating one or more active SRS resourcesand one or more inactive SRS resources. Additionally, in some cases, theUE may be dynamically provided with one or more updated SRS parameters,such as an updated slot offset and/or updated channel state informationreference signal (CSI-RS) identifier, which allows the UE to updatethese parameters without having to update all of its SRS configurationinformation.

The following description provides examples of for fast adaptation oftransmission properties of sounding reference signal resource sets incommunication systems, and is not limiting of the scope, applicability,or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the functionand arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scopeof the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add variousprocedures or components as appropriate. For instance, the methodsdescribed may be performed in an order different from that described,and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, featuresdescribed with respect to some examples may be combined in some otherexamples. For example, an apparatus may be implemented or a method maybe practiced using any number of the aspects set forth herein. Inaddition, the scope of the disclosure is intended to cover such anapparatus or method which is practiced using other structure,functionality, or structure and functionality in addition to, or otherthan, the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It shouldbe understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may beembodied by one or more elements of a claim. The word “exemplary” isused herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.”Any aspect described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to beconstrued as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.

In general, any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a givengeographic area. Each wireless network may support a particular radioaccess technology (RAT) and may operate on one or more frequencies. ARAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface,etc. A frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, a subcarrier, afrequency channel, a tone, a subband, etc. Each frequency may support asingle RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interferencebetween wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, a 5G NR RATnetwork may be deployed.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication network 100 inwhich aspects of the present disclosure may be performed. For example,the wireless communication network 100 may be an NR system (e.g., a 5GNR network).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the wireless communication network 100 mayinclude a number of base stations (BSs) 110 a-z (each also individuallyreferred to herein as BS 110 or collectively as BSs 110) and othernetwork entities. A BS 110 may provide communication coverage for aparticular geographic area, sometimes referred to as a “cell”, which maybe stationary or may move according to the location of a mobile BS 110.In some examples, the BSs 110 may be interconnected to one anotherand/or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in wirelesscommunication network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces(e.g., a direct physical connection, a wireless connection, a virtualnetwork, or the like) using any suitable transport network. In theexample shown in FIG. 1, the BSs 110 a, 110 b and 110 c may be macro BSsfor the macro cells 102 a, 102 b and 102 c, respectively. The BS 110 xmay be a pico BS for a pico cell 102 x. The BSs 110 y and 110 z may befemto BSs for the femto cells 102 y and 102 z, respectively. A BS maysupport one or multiple cells. The BSs 110 communicate with userequipment (UEs) 120 a-y (each also individually referred to herein as UE120 or collectively as UEs 120) in the wireless communication network100. The UEs 120 (e.g., 120 x, 120 y, etc.) may be dispersed throughoutthe wireless communication network 100, and each UE 120 may bestationary or mobile.

According to certain aspects, the BSs 110 and UEs 120 may be configuredfor fast adaptation of transmission properties of sounding referencesignal resource sets. As shown in FIG. 1, the BS 110 a includes an SRSupdate manager 112. The SRS update manager 112 may be configured toperform the operations in FIGS. 3, 6, and 8 as well as other operationsfor fast adoption of transmission properties of SRS resource sets, asdescribed herein. Additionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the UE 120 aincludes an SRS update manager 122. The SRS update manager 122 may beconfigured to perform the operations in FIGS. 4, 7, and 9, as well asother operations for fast adoption of transmission properties of SRSresource sets, as described herein.

Wireless communication network 100 may also include relay stations(e.g., relay station 110 r), also referred to as relays or the like,that receive a transmission of data and/or other information from anupstream station (e.g., a BS 110 a or a UE 120 r) and sends atransmission of the data and/or other information to a downstreamstation (e.g., a UE 120 or a BS 110), or that relays transmissionsbetween UEs 120, to facilitate communication between devices.

A network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs 110 and providecoordination and control for these BSs 110. The network controller 130may communicate with the BSs 110 via a backhaul. The BSs 110 may alsocommunicate with one another (e.g., directly or indirectly) via wirelessor wireline backhaul.

FIG. 2 illustrates example components of BS 110 a and UE 120 a (e.g., inthe wireless communication network 100 of FIG. 1), which may be used toimplement aspects of the present disclosure.

At the BS 110 a, a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a datasource 212 and control information from a controller/processor 240. Thecontrol information may be for the physical broadcast channel (PBCH),physical control format indicator channel (PCFICH), physical hybrid ARQindicator channel (PHICH), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH),group common PDCCH (GC PDCCH), etc. The data may be for the physicaldownlink shared channel (PDSCH), etc. The processor 220 may process(e.g., encode and symbol map) the data and control information to obtaindata symbols and control symbols, respectively. The transmit processor220 may also generate reference symbols, such as for the primarysynchronization signal (PSS), secondary synchronization signal (SSS),and cell-specific reference signal (CRS). A transmit (TX) multiple-inputmultiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing(e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, and/or thereference symbols, if applicable, and may provide output symbol streamsto the modulators (MODs) in transceivers 232 a-232 t. Each modulator intransceivers 232 a-232 t may process a respective output symbol stream(e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain an output sample stream. Each modulatormay further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, andupconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal.Downlink signals from the modulators in transceivers 232 a-232 t may betransmitted via the antennas 234 a-234 t, respectively.

At the UE 120 a, the antennas 252 a-252 r may receive the downlinksignals from the BS 110 a and may provide received signals to thedemodulators (DEMODs) in transceivers 254 a-254 r, respectively. Eachdemodulator in transceivers 254 a-254 r may condition (e.g., filter,amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a respective received signal toobtain input samples. Each demodulator may further process the inputsamples (e.g., for OFDM, etc.) to obtain received symbols. A MIMOdetector 256 may obtain received symbols from all the demodulators intransceivers 254 a-254 r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbolsif applicable, and provide detected symbols. A receive processor 258 mayprocess (e.g., demodulate, deinterleave, and decode) the detectedsymbols, provide decoded data for the UE 120 a to a data sink 260, andprovide decoded control information to a controller/processor 280.

On the uplink, at UE 120 a, a transmit processor 264 may receive andprocess data (e.g., for the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)) froma data source 262 and control information (e.g., for the physical uplinkcontrol channel (PUCCH) from the controller/processor 280. The transmitprocessor 264 may also generate reference symbols for a reference signal(e.g., for the sounding reference signal (SRS)). The symbols from thetransmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 ifapplicable, further processed by the demodulators in transceivers 254a-254 r (e.g., for SC-FDM, etc.), and transmitted to the BS 110 a. Atthe BS 110 a, the uplink signals from the UE 120 a may be received bythe antennas 234, processed by the modulators in transceivers 232 a-232t, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processedby a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and controlinformation sent by the UE 120 a. The receive processor 238 may providethe decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control informationto the controller/processor 240.

The memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for BS 110 aand UE 120 a, respectively. A scheduler 244 may schedule UEs for datatransmission on the downlink and/or uplink.

The controller/processor 280 and/or other processors and modules at theUE 120 a may perform or direct the execution of processes for thetechniques described herein. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, thecontroller/processor 240 of the BS 110 a includes an SRS update manager241 that may be configured for may be configured to perform theoperations in FIGS. 3, 6, and 8 as well as other operations for fastadoption of transmission properties of SRS resource sets, as describedherein. Additionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller/processor 280of the UE 120 a includes an SRS update manager 281 that may beconfigured to perform the operations in FIGS. 4, 7, and 9, as well asother operations for fast adoption of transmission properties of SRSresource sets, as described herein, according to aspects describedherein. Although shown at the Controller/Processor, other components ofthe UE 120 a and BS 110 a may be used performing the operationsdescribed herein.

Example Fast Adaptation of Transmission Properties of SRS Resource Sets

In certain wireless communication systems, such as a time divisionduplex (TDD) system or an FDD system with partial or weak reciprocity,sounding is an important aspect for network performance. Accordingly, auser equipment (UE) may transmit one or more sounding reference signals(SRSs) that allow the network to estimate uplink channel quality, suchas a combined effect of multipath fading, scattering, Doppler, and powerloss. In some cases, the UE may include a plurality of antennas and mayneed to perform sounding for each antenna. However, due to certainrestrictions on transmission and reception, the UE may not be able toperform sounding for each antenna at the same time. For example, in somecases, instead of being able to use all antennas for transmission andreception, the UE may only be able to use a subset of the plurality ofantennas for transmission while using a different number of antennas forreception. For example, in some cases, the UE may only be able to useone transmit antenna and two receive antennas, known as 1T2R, where 1Trefers to one transmit antenna T and 2R refers to two receive antennas.Other antenna configurations are possible and are explained in greaterdetail below.

Due to these transmission and reception restrictions, the UE may need tocycle through different transmit antennas of the plurality of antennaswhen transmitting SRS for sounding, known as SRS antenna switching. Themain objective of SRS antenna switching is to enable downlink (DL)beamforming in TDD bands by exploiting channel reciprocity and foruplink (UL) sounding (e.g. for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)scheduling/beamforming). Antenna switching may be supported by wirelesscommunications systems, such as LTE and 5G NR. In LTE Rel-15, antennaconfigurations 1T4R and 2T4R may be supported by the UE for SRS antennaswitching. Additionally, in some cases, 5G NR may support SRS resourcesthat span 1, 2, or 4 adjacent symbols with up to 4 antenna ports per SRSresource. Thus, in NR Rel-15, antenna configurations 1T2R, 2T4R, 1T4R,1T4R/2T4R, or ‘T=R’ may be supported by the UE for SRS antennaswitching.

Currently, up to 2 SRS resource sets may be configured for SRS soundingwith performing antenna switching. However, as technology improves, a UEmay be expected to support up to an 8-Rx antenna configuration with upto 8 SRS resources, and greater than four SRS antenna ports (e.g., toenable SRS-based DL channel state information (CSI) acquisition for 8Rx). For example, for an 8-Rx antenna configuration, the followingantenna switch schemes (e.g., as indicated by UE capability) may beadded: 1T8R, 2T8R, and 4T8R. Additionally, in some cases, an SRSresource set may contain up to 8 SRS resources or more than 2 sets maybe defined with a total 8 SRS resources across all the sets. However,high overhead may occur if all such SRS resources are enabled all of thetime (e.g., due to the UE having to always transmit 8 SRSs), resultingin poor system performance.

Thus, aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reducingoverhead in wireless communication systems where 8-Rx SRS antennaswitching is supported by one or more UEs. For example, in some cases,reducing the overhead may involve configuring a UE with one or more SRSresource sets that each include one or more SRS resources. The UE maythen be dynamically provided with signaling that provides an indicationof which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources inthe one or more SRS resources sets are inactive. The UE may thentransmit one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRS resources thatare active. Additionally, in some cases, the UE may be dynamicallyprovided with one or more additional updated parameters, such as anupdated slot offset information and/or CSI-RS ID information, asexplained below. According to aspects, by dynamically providing the UEwith updated active/inactive, slot offset, and CSI-RS ID information,the UE may quickly update its SRS configuration information by onlyupdating these parameters without having to update all of its SRSconfiguration information. In other words, dynamically signaling theseparameters may allow for fast adaptation of transmission properties ofSRS resource sets, improving system performance, such astime/frequency/power resource usage.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 300 forwireless communication, in accordance with certain aspects of thepresent disclosure. The operations X00 may be performed, for example, bya BS (e.g., such as the BS 110 a in the wireless communication network100). Operations 300 may be implemented as software components that areexecuted and run on one or more processors (e.g., controller/processor240 of FIG. 2). Further, the transmission and reception of signals bythe BS in operations 300 may be enabled, for example, by one or moreantennas (e.g., antennas 234 of FIG. 2). In certain aspects, thetransmission and/or reception of signals by the BS may be implementedvia a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 240) obtaining and/or outputting signals.

The operations 300 may begin, at 305, by transmitting sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment (UE),configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 310, the BS transmits signaling to the UE comprising a fieldindicating which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources inthe one or more SRS resources sets are inactive.

At 315, the BS receives one or more SRSs from the UE on the one or moreSRS resources that are active.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 400 forwireless communication, in accordance with certain aspects of thepresent disclosure. The operations 400 may be performed, for example, bya UE (e.g., such as a UE 120 a in the wireless communication network100). In some cases, the UE may support 8-Rx antenna switching. Theoperations 400 may be complimentary operations by the UE to theoperations 300 performed by the BS. Operations 400 may be implemented assoftware components that are executed and run on one or more processors(e.g., controller/processor 280 of FIG. 2). Further, the transmissionand reception of signals by the UE in operations 400 may be enabled, forexample, by one or more antennas (e.g., antennas 252 of FIG. 2). Incertain aspects, the transmission and/or reception of signals by the UEmay be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 280) obtaining and/or outputting signals.

The operations 400 may begin, at 405, by receiving sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UE with one ormore SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resourcesets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 410, the UE receives signaling comprising a field indicating which ofthe one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets areactive and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresources sets are inactive.

At 415, the UE transmits one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRSresources that are active.

As noted above, to reduce overhead associated with SRS antenna switchingwhen a UE supports up to an 8-Rx antenna configurations, aspects of thepresent disclosure provide techniques whereby a UE may be providedsignaling indicating which SRS resources are active and which SRSresources are inactive.

For example, as noted above, the BS may transmit sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information to the UE, configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets. As noted, each of the one or moreSRS resource sets may comprise one or more SRS resources. According toaspects, an SRS resource may be a collection of consecutive orthogonalfrequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols within a slot as well asconsecutive physical resource blocks (PRBs) in the frequency domainwhere the UE is configured to transmit SRS.

In some cases, the UE may support up to 8-Rx SRS antenna switching.Accordingly, in such a case, the one or more SRS resource sets mayinclude up to eight SRS resource sets that may be used for the purposeof antenna switching or codebook-based UL transmission ornon-codebook-based UL transmission, or a combination thereof.Additionally, in some cases, the one or more SRS resources sets maycomprise up to eight or more SRS resources for transmitting SRSs. Inthis case, one SRS resource set may contain up to 8 SRS resources, or 2or more SRS resource sets may be defined with a total 8 SRS resourcesacross all the sets.

According to aspects, as the UE may not need to transmit SRSs in all ofthe SRS resources all of the time, the BS may transmit signaling to theUE comprising a field indicating which of the one or more SRS resourcesin the one or more SRS resource sets are active and which of the one ormore SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive.In some cases, the signaling may be transmitted/received dynamicallywhenever the active/inactive SRS resources need to be updated withouthaving to update other SRS resource set parameters. Dynamically updatingthe active/inactive SRS resources may reduce overhead in the wirelesscommunication system since not all SRS resource set parameters may needto be updated, such as the number of symbols (N_symb), T_PRS,slot-offset, frequency hopping parameters, scrambling ID of SRSresources, and the like. Accordingly, upon receiving the signaling, theUE may then transmit one or more SRSs using only the one or more SRSresources that are active, reducing overhead in the system.

In some cases, the signaling may apply to periodic SRS resources sets,semi-persistent SRS resources sets, and/or aperiodic SRS resources sets.Additionally, in some cases, the signaling may be received when a numberof the one or more SRS resources within the one or more SRS resourcesets, or across all the SRS resource sets, is above a threshold. Forexample, in some cases, if the number of the one or more SRS resourcesconfigured for the UE is above, for example, four SRS resources, the BSmay transmit the signaling to the UE, indicating which of the SRSresources are active and which are inactive. It should be noted that thethreshold may be any number and should not be construed as being limitedto four.

Additionally, in some cases, the signaling may comprise a media accesscontrol control element (MAC CE) and the field in the signaling maycomprise an N-bit field in the MAC CE, wherein N comprises a number ofthe of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resourcesets. For example, if the one or more SRS resources comprises eight SRSresources, then the N-bit field may comprise eight bits. According toaspects, each bit in the N-bit field correspond to a different SRSresource in the one or more SRS resources, indicating whether that SRSresource is active or inactive.

In some cases, the one or more resource sets may comprise one or moreaperiodic SRS resource sets. In this case, the signaling transmitted bythe BS may provide the indication of which of the one or more SRSresources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active and which ofthe one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resources sets areinactive for one or more downlink control information (DCI) code points.For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, SRS configuration information mayinclude the parameter “aperiodicSRS-ResourceTrigger” as illustrated at502, which indicates the DCI “code point” upon which the UE shalltransmit SRS according to this SRS resource set configuration (see TS38.214, section 6.1.1.2). Additionally, the SRS configurationinformation may include the parameter “aperiodicSRS-ResourceTriggerList”as illustrated at 504, which provides an additional list of DCI “codepoints” upon which the UE may transmit SRS according to this SRSresource set configuration (see TS 38.214, section 6.1.1.2).

Thus, in some cases, as noted, the signaling may include the indicationof which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRSresource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resources inthe one or more SRS resources sets are inactive for one or more downlinkcontrol information (DCI) code points. For example, in some cases, if anaperiodic SRS resource set with 4 SRS resources can be triggered withcode point 01 and 10, then the signaling (e.g., MAC CE) may indicatethat for code point 01, SRS resources 0 and 2 are switched ON (e.g.,active), whereas for code point 10, SRS resources 1 and 3 are switchedON (e.g., active). Accordingly, the UE may transmit one or more SRSsaccording to the active SRS resources for the associated code points.

In some cases, for aperiodic SRS resources sets, the BS may transmit anindication to the UE of an updated parameters, such as a slot offsetupdate for a specific SRS resource set in the one or more aperiodic SRSresource sets, which may update a slot offset received in the SRSconfiguration information of FIG. 5 as illustrated at 506. According toaspects, the slot offset update may be transmitted/updated dynamicallyand may indicate an offset in a number of slots between a triggering ofdownlink control information (DCI) and transmission of one or more SRSscorresponding to the specific SRS resource set. In some cases, theindication of the slot offset update may be received in the signaling,which may comprise a MAC-CE, as noted above. In some cases, the slotoffset update may only apply to a specific SRS resource set but not toother SRS resources sets of the one or more SRS resource sets. Forexample, in some cases, the signaling may further include an indicationto which SRS resource sets to which the indicated slot offset applies.In this case, the UE may update the slot offset for the specific SRSresource set without updating other SRS resource set parameters.

According to aspects, for scenarios including an SRS resource set with alarge number of SRS resources, such a dynamic update of the slot offsetmay enable better multiplexing of the SRS resource set with other ULchannels and a variety of slot formats and dynamic slot format changes.In some cases, the dynamic slot offset may be enabled only for aspecific usage, like SRS for antenna switching and, in some cases, onlyif the set has a large number of SRS resources.

Additionally, in some cases, the BS may further transmit an indicationto the UE indicating another updated parameter, such as an updatedidentifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)associated with a specific SRS resource set of the one or more SRSresource sets. According to aspects, the CSI-RS resource associated withthe CSI-RS ID may be received by the UE and processed for the purpose ofderiving a transmit precoder for the SRS resources of the associated SRSresource set. In some cases, the updated ID of the CSI-RS may betransmitted to the UE using a parameter known as “associatedCSl-RS,”which may contain an ID of CSI-RS resource associated with this SRSresource set in non-codebook based operation and may update the“associatedCSl-RS” parameter received previously in the SRSconfiguration information of FIG. 5 illustrated at 508. Additionally, insome cases, this association (e.g., CSI-RS associated with a specificSRS resource set) can be used for CSI-RS-driven beamformed SRStransmissions to enable better throughput and beamforming on thedownlink.

According to aspects, upon receiving the indication of the updated ID,the UE may update the ID of the CSI-RS associated with the specific SRSresource set, for example, without updating other SRS resource setparameters. For example, in some cases, the UE may receive dynamicsignaling indicating an update to the ID of the CSI-RS. The update mayallow the UE to update only the ID of the CSI-RS (e.g.,“associatedCSl-RS”) without having to update other SRS resource setparameters (e.g., N_symb, T_PRS, slot-offset, frequency hoppingparameters, scrambling ID of SRS resources, and the like). Additionally,in some cases, the indication of the updated ID of the CSI-RS may bereceived in the signaling, which may comprise a MAC-CE.

As noted above, in some cases, the BS may dynamically transmit signalingindicating a slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in theone or more aperiodic SRS resource sets. While the slot offset update isdescribed above in relation to also receiving an indication of which SRSresources are active and which SRS resources are inactive, aspects ofthe present disclosure provide techniques whereby a UE may receive theslot offset update independent of the indications regarding theactive/inactive SRS resources.

For example, FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations600 for wireless communication, for example, for dynamically updating aslot offset, in accordance with certain aspects of the presentdisclosure. The operations 600 may be performed, for example, by a BS(e.g., such as the BS 110 a in the wireless communication network 100).Operations 600 may be implemented as software components that areexecuted and run on one or more processors (e.g., controller/processor240 of FIG. 2). Further, the transmission and reception of signals bythe BS in operations 600 may be enabled, for example, by one or moreantennas (e.g., antennas 234 of FIG. 2). In certain aspects, thetransmission and/or reception of signals by the BS may be implementedvia a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 240) obtaining and/or outputting signals.

The operations 600 may begin, at 605, by transmitting sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment (UE),configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 610, the BS transmits signaling to the UE comprising an indication ofa slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one or moreSRS resource sets.

At 615, the BS receives one or more SRSs from the UE according to theslot offset update.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 700 forwireless communication, for example, for dynamically updating a slotoffset, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.The operations 700 may be performed, for example, by a UE (e.g., such asa UE 120 a in the wireless communication network 100). The operations700 may be complimentary operations by the UE to the operations 700performed by the BS. Operations 700 may be implemented as softwarecomponents that are executed and run on one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 280 of FIG. 2). Further, the transmission andreception of signals by the UE in operations 700 may be enabled, forexample, by one or more antennas (e.g., antennas 252 of FIG. 2). Incertain aspects, the transmission and/or reception of signals by the UEmay be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 280) obtaining and/or outputting signals.

The operations 700 may begin, at 705, by receiving sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UE with one ormore SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resourcesets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 710, the UE receives signaling comprising an indication of a slotoffset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one or more SRSresource sets.

At 715, the UE transmits one or more SRSs according to the slot offsetupdate.

According to aspects, as noted above, the signaling may comprise a MACCE. In some cases, the signaling may apply to periodic, semi-persistent,and/or aperiodic SRSs for SRS resource sets using antenna switching.Additionally, according to aspects, the one or more SRS resource setsmay comprise one or more aperiodic SRS resource sets. Further, in somecases, the slot offset update may indicate an offset in a number ofslots between a triggering of downlink control information (DCI) andtransmission of one or more SRSs corresponding to the specific SRSresource set. Further, in some cases, since the slot offset signalingmay be transmitted dynamically, the slot offset update may only apply tothe specific SRS resource set but may not apply to other SRS resourcessets of the one or more SRS resource sets. Thus, in this case, the UEmay update the slot offset for the specific SRS resource set withoutupdating other SRS resource set parameters.

Additionally, as noted above, in some cases, the BS may dynamicallytransmit signaling indicating an updated identifier (ID) of a channelstate information reference signal (CSI-RS) associated with a specificSRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets. While the updatedCSI-RS ID is described above in relation to also receiving an indicationof which SRS resources are active and which SRS resources are inactive,aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques whereby a UE mayreceive the update CSI-RS ID independent of the indications regardingthe active/inactive SRS resources.

For example, FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations800 for wireless communication, for example, for dynamically updating anID of a CSI-RS associated with a specific SRS resource set, inaccordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure. Theoperations 800 may be performed, for example, by a BS (e.g., such as theBS 110 a in the wireless communication network 100). Operations 800 maybe implemented as software components that are executed and run on oneor more processors (e.g., controller/processor 240 of FIG. 2). Further,the transmission and reception of signals by the BS in operations 800may be enabled, for example, by one or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234of FIG. 2). In certain aspects, the transmission and/or reception ofsignals by the BS may be implemented via a bus interface of one or moreprocessors (e.g., controller/processor 240) obtaining and/or outputtingsignals.

The operations 800 may begin, at 805, by transmitting sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information to a user equipment (UE),configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each ofthe one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 810, the BS transmits signaling to the UE comprising an indicationindicating an updated identifier (ID) of a channel state informationreference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to a specific SRS resource setof the one or more SRS resource sets.

At 815, the BS receives one or more SRSs from the UE according to theupdated ID of the CSI-RS corresponding to the specific SRS resource set.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating example operations 900 forwireless communication, for example, for dynamically updating an ID of aCSI-RS associated with a specific SRS resource set, in accordance withcertain aspects of the present disclosure. The operations 900 may beperformed, for example, by a UE (e.g., such as a UE 120 a in thewireless communication network 100). The operations 800 may becomplimentary operations by the UE to the operations 800 performed bythe BS. Operations 900 may be implemented as software components thatare executed and run on one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 280 of FIG. 2). Further, the transmission andreception of signals by the UE in operations 900 may be enabled, forexample, by one or more antennas (e.g., antennas 252 of FIG. 2). Incertain aspects, the transmission and/or reception of signals by the UEmay be implemented via a bus interface of one or more processors (e.g.,controller/processor 280) obtaining and/or outputting signals.

The operations 900 may begin, at 905, by receiving sounding referencesignal (SRS) configuration information, configuring the UE with one ormore SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRS resourcesets comprises one or more SRS resources.

At 910, the UE receives signaling comprising an indication indicating anupdated identifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal(CSI-RS) associated with a specific SRS resource set of the one or moreSRS resource sets.

At 915, the UE transmits one or more SRSs according to the updated ID ofthe CSI-RS associated with the specific SRS resource set.

As noted above, the signaling may be dynamically transmitted/received ina MAC CE. In some cases, the signaling may apply to periodic,semi-persistent, and/or aperiodic SRSs for SRS resource sets usingantenna switching. Additionally, in some cases, based on the updatedCSI-RS ID received in the signaling, the UE may update the ID of theCSI-RS corresponding to the specific SRS resource set without updatingother SRS resource set parameters. The UE may then transmit the one ormore SRSs based, at least in part, on the updated CSI-RS ID.

FIG. 10 illustrates a communications device 1000 that may includevarious components (e.g., corresponding to means-plus-functioncomponents) configured to perform operations for the techniquesdisclosed herein, such as the operations illustrated in FIGS. 4, 7, and9. The communications device 1000 includes a processing system 1002coupled to a transceiver 1008. The transceiver 1008 is configured totransmit and receive signals for the communications device 1000 via anantenna 1010, such as the various signals as described herein. Theprocessing system 1002 may be configured to perform processing functionsfor the communications device 1000, including processing signalsreceived and/or to be transmitted by the communications device 1000.

The processing system 1002 includes a processor 1004 coupled to acomputer-readable medium/memory 1012 via a bus 1006. In certain aspects,the computer-readable medium/memory 1012 is configured to storeinstructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that when executed by theprocessor 1004, cause the processor 1004 to perform the operationsillustrated in FIGS. 4, 7, and/or 9, or other operations for performingthe various techniques discussed herein for fast adaptation oftransmission properties of SRS resource sets. In certain aspects,computer-readable medium/memory 1012 stores code 1014 for receiving;code 1016 for transmitting; and code 1018 for updating. In certainaspects, the processor 1004 includes circuitry configured to implementthe code stored in the computer-readable medium/memory 1012. Forexample, the processor 1004 includes circuitry 1020 for receiving;circuitry 1022 for transmitting; and code 1024 for updating.

FIG. 11 illustrates a communications device 1100 that may includevarious components (e.g., corresponding to means-plus-functioncomponents) configured to perform operations for the techniquesdisclosed herein, such as the operations illustrated in FIGS. 3, 6,and/or 8. The communications device 1100 includes a processing system1002 coupled to a transceiver 1108. The transceiver 1108 is configuredto transmit and receive signals for the communications device 1100 viaan antenna 1110, such as the various signals as described herein. Theprocessing system 1102 may be configured to perform processing functionsfor the communications device 1100, including processing signalsreceived and/or to be transmitted by the communications device 1100.

The processing system 1102 includes a processor 1104 coupled to acomputer-readable medium/memory 1112 via a bus 1106. In certain aspects,the computer-readable medium/memory 1112 is configured to storeinstructions (e.g., computer-executable code) that when executed by theprocessor 1104, cause the processor 1104 to perform the operationsillustrated in FIGS. 3, 6, and/or 8, or other operations for performingthe various techniques discussed herein for fast adaptation oftransmission properties of SRS resource sets. In certain aspects,computer-readable medium/memory 1112 stores code 1114 for transmittingand code 1116 for receiving. In certain aspects, the processor 1104includes circuitry configured to implement the code stored in thecomputer-readable medium/memory 1112. For example, the processor 1104includes circuitry 1120 for receiving and circuitry 1122 fortransmitting.

The techniques described herein may be used for various wirelesscommunication technologies, such as NR (e.g., 5G NR), 3GPP Long TermEvolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access(CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency divisionmultiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access(OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA),time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), andother networks. The terms “network” and “system” are often usedinterchangeably. A CDMA network may implement a radio technology such asUniversal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, etc. UTRA includesWideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. cdma2000 coversIS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards. A TDMA network may implement aradio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).An OFDMA network may implement a radio technology such as NR (e.g. 5GRA), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11(Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDMA, etc. UTRA andE-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). LTEand LTE-A are releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE,LTE-A and GSM are described in documents from an organization named “3rdGeneration Partnership Project” (3GPP). cdma2000 and UMB are describedin documents from an organization named “3rd Generation PartnershipProject 2” (3GPP2). NR is an emerging wireless communications technologyunder development.

The techniques described herein may be used for the wireless networksand radio technologies mentioned above as well as other wirelessnetworks and radio technologies. For clarity, while aspects may bedescribed herein using terminology commonly associated with 3G, 4G,and/or 5G wireless technologies, aspects of the present disclosure canbe applied in other generation-based communication systems.

In 3GPP, the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a Node B (NB)and/or a NB subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on thecontext in which the term is used. In NR systems, the term “cell” andBS, next generation NodeB (gNB or gNodeB), access point (AP),distributed unit (DU), carrier, or transmission reception point (TRP)may be used interchangeably. A BS may provide communication coverage fora macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and/or other types of cells. Amacro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., severalkilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs withservice subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively smallgeographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with servicesubscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area(e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having anassociation with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a Closed Subscriber Group(CSG), UEs for users in the home, etc.). A BS for a macro cell may bereferred to as a macro BS. A BS for a pico cell may be referred to as apico BS. ABS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a homeBS.

A UE may also be referred to as a mobile station, a terminal, an accessterminal, a subscriber unit, a station, a Customer Premises Equipment(CPE), a cellular phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant(PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handhelddevice, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL)station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, asmartbook, an ultrabook, an appliance, a medical device or medicalequipment, a biometric sensor/device, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wrist band, smart jewelry(e.g., a smart ring, a smart bracelet, etc.), an entertainment device(e.g., a music device, a video device, a satellite radio, etc.), avehicular component or sensor, a smart meter/sensor, industrialmanufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or anyother suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wirelessor wired medium. Some UEs may be considered machine-type communication(MTC) devices or evolved MTC (eMTC) devices. MTC and eMTC UEs include,for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors,location tags, etc., that may communicate with a BS, another device(e.g., remote device), or some other entity. A wireless node mayprovide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (e.g., a widearea network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired orwireless communication link. Some UEs may be consideredInternet-of-Things (IoT) devices, which may be narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)devices.

Certain wireless networks (e.g., LTE) utilize orthogonal frequencydivision multiplexing (OFDM) on the downlink and single-carrierfrequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the uplink. OFDM and SC-FDMpartition the system bandwidth into multiple (K) orthogonal subcarriers,which are also commonly referred to as tones, bins, etc. Each subcarriermay be modulated with data. In general, modulation symbols are sent inthe frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM. Thespacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and the total numberof subcarriers (K) may be dependent on the system bandwidth. Forexample, the spacing of the subcarriers may be 15 kHz and the minimumresource allocation (called a “resource block” (RB)) may be 12subcarriers (or 180 kHz). Consequently, the nominal Fast FourierTransfer (FFT) size may be equal to 128, 256, 512, 1024 or 2048 forsystem bandwidth of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 megahertz (MHz),respectively. The system bandwidth may also be partitioned intosubbands. For example, a subband may cover 1.08 MHz (e.g., 6 RBs), andthere may be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 subbands for system bandwidth of 1.25,2.5, 5, 10 or 20 MHz, respectively. In LTE, the basic transmission timeinterval (TTI) or packet duration is the 1 ms subframe.

NR may utilize OFDM with a CP on the uplink and downlink and includesupport for half-duplex operation using TDD. In NR, a subframe is still1 ms, but the basic TTI is referred to as a slot. A subframe contains avariable number of slots (e.g., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, . . . slots) dependingon the subcarrier spacing. The NR RB is 12 consecutive frequencysubcarriers. NR may support a base subcarrier spacing of 15 KHz andother subcarrier spacing may be defined with respect to the basesubcarrier spacing, for example, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, etc.The symbol and slot lengths scale with the subcarrier spacing. The CPlength also depends on the subcarrier spacing. Beamforming may besupported and beam direction may be dynamically configured. MIMOtransmissions with precoding may also be supported. In some examples,MIMO configurations in the DL may support up to 8 transmit antennas withmulti-layer DL transmissions up to 8 streams and up to 2 streams per UE.In some examples, multi-layer transmissions with up to 2 streams per UEmay be supported. Aggregation of multiple cells may be supported with upto 8 serving cells.

In some examples, access to the air interface may be scheduled. Ascheduling entity (e.g., a BS) allocates resources for communicationamong some or all devices and equipment within its service area or cell.The scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning,reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinateentities. That is, for scheduled communication, subordinate entitiesutilize resources allocated by the scheduling entity. Base stations arenot the only entities that may function as a scheduling entity. In someexamples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity and may scheduleresources for one or more subordinate entities (e.g., one or more otherUEs), and the other UEs may utilize the resources scheduled by the UEfor wireless communication. In some examples, a UE may function as ascheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, and/or in a meshnetwork. In a mesh network example, UEs may communicate directly withone another in addition to communicating with a scheduling entity.

In some examples, two or more subordinate entities (e.g., UEs) maycommunicate with each other using sidelink signals. Real-worldapplications of such sidelink communications may include public safety,proximity services, UE-to-network relaying, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)communications, Internet of Everything (IoE) communications, IoTcommunications, mission-critical mesh, and/or various other suitableapplications. Generally, a sidelink signal may refer to a signalcommunicated from one subordinate entity (e.g., UE1) to anothersubordinate entity (e.g., UE2) without relaying that communicationthrough the scheduling entity (e.g., UE or BS), even though thescheduling entity may be utilized for scheduling and/or controlpurposes. In some examples, the sidelink signals may be communicatedusing a licensed spectrum (unlike wireless local area networks, whichtypically use an unlicensed spectrum).

The methods disclosed herein comprise one or more steps or actions forachieving the methods. The method steps and/or actions may beinterchanged with one another without departing from the scope of theclaims. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions isspecified, the order and/or use of specific steps and/or actions may bemodified without departing from the scope of the claims.

As used herein, a phrase referring to “at least one of” a list of itemsrefers to any combination of those items, including single members. Asan example, “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c,a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well as any combination with multiples ofthe same element (e.g., a-a, a-a-a, a-a-b, a-a-c, a-b-b, a-c-c, b-b,b-b-b, b-b-c, c-c, and c-c-c or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

As used herein, the term “determining” encompasses a wide variety ofactions. For example, “determining” may include calculating, computing,processing, deriving, investigating, looking up (e.g., looking up in atable, a database or another data structure), ascertaining and the like.Also, “determining” may include receiving (e.g., receiving information),accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory) and the like. Also,“determining” may include resolving, selecting, choosing, establishingand the like.

The previous description is provided to enable any person skilled in theart to practice the various aspects described herein. Variousmodifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilledin the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied toother aspects. Thus, the claims are not intended to be limited to theaspects shown herein, but is to be accorded the full scope consistentwith the language of the claims, wherein reference to an element in thesingular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless specificallyso stated, but rather “one or more.” Unless specifically statedotherwise, the term “some” refers to one or more. All structural andfunctional equivalents to the elements of the various aspects describedthroughout this disclosure that are known or later come to be known tothose of ordinary skill in the art are expressly incorporated herein byreference and are intended to be encompassed by the claims. Moreover,nothing disclosed herein is intended to be dedicated to the publicregardless of whether such disclosure is explicitly recited in theclaims. No claim element is to be construed under the provisions of 35U.S.C. § 112(f) unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase“means for” or, in the case of a method claim, the element is recitedusing the phrase “step for.”

The various operations of methods described above may be performed byany suitable means capable of performing the corresponding functions.The means may include various hardware and/or software component(s)and/or module(s), including, but not limited to a circuit, anapplication specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or processor. Generally,where there are operations illustrated in figures, those operations mayhave corresponding counterpart means-plus-function components withsimilar numbering.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules and circuits describedin connection with the present disclosure may be implemented orperformed with a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor(DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device (PLD),discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or anycombination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein.A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in thealternative, the processor may be any commercially available processor,controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also beimplemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combinationof a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one ormore microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other suchconfiguration.

If implemented in hardware, an example hardware configuration maycomprise a processing system in a wireless node. The processing systemmay be implemented with a bus architecture. The bus may include anynumber of interconnecting buses and bridges depending on the specificapplication of the processing system and the overall design constraints.The bus may link together various circuits including a processor,machine-readable media, and a bus interface. The bus interface may beused to connect a network adapter, among other things, to the processingsystem via the bus. The network adapter may be used to implement thesignal processing functions of the PHY layer. In the case of a userequipment 120 (see FIG. 1), a user interface (e.g., keypad, display,mouse, joystick, etc.) may also be connected to the bus. The bus mayalso link various other circuits such as timing sources, peripherals,voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like, which arewell known in the art, and therefore, will not be described any further.The processor may be implemented with one or more general-purpose and/orspecial-purpose processors. Examples include microprocessors,microcontrollers, DSP processors, and other circuitry that can executesoftware. Those skilled in the art will recognize how best to implementthe described functionality for the processing system depending on theparticular application and the overall design constraints imposed on theoverall system.

If implemented in software, the functions may be stored or transmittedover as one or more instructions or code on a computer readable medium.Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, data, or anycombination thereof, whether referred to as software, firmware,middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.Computer-readable media include both computer storage media andcommunication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of acomputer program from one place to another. The processor may beresponsible for managing the bus and general processing, including theexecution of software modules stored on the machine-readable storagemedia. A computer-readable storage medium may be coupled to a processorsuch that the processor can read information from, and write informationto, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may beintegral to the processor. By way of example, the machine-readable mediamay include a transmission line, a carrier wave modulated by data,and/or a computer readable storage medium with instructions storedthereon separate from the wireless node, all of which may be accessed bythe processor through the bus interface. Alternatively, or in addition,the machine-readable media, or any portion thereof, may be integratedinto the processor, such as the case may be with cache and/or generalregister files. Examples of machine-readable storage media may include,by way of example, RAM (Random Access Memory), flash memory, ROM (ReadOnly Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), EPROM (ErasableProgrammable Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically ErasableProgrammable Read-Only Memory), registers, magnetic disks, opticaldisks, hard drives, or any other suitable storage medium, or anycombination thereof. The machine-readable media may be embodied in acomputer-program product.

A software module may comprise a single instruction, or manyinstructions, and may be distributed over several different codesegments, among different programs, and across multiple storage media.The computer-readable media may comprise a number of software modules.The software modules include instructions that, when executed by anapparatus such as a processor, cause the processing system to performvarious functions. The software modules may include a transmissionmodule and a receiving module. Each software module may reside in asingle storage device or be distributed across multiple storage devices.By way of example, a software module may be loaded into RAM from a harddrive when a triggering event occurs. During execution of the softwaremodule, the processor may load some of the instructions into cache toincrease access speed. One or more cache lines may then be loaded into ageneral register file for execution by the processor. When referring tothe functionality of a software module below, it will be understood thatsuch functionality is implemented by the processor when executinginstructions from that software module.

Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. Forexample, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or otherremote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair,digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared(IR), radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable,twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, andmicrowave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, asused herein, include compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc,digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk, and Blu-ray® disc where disksusually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce dataoptically with lasers. Thus, in some aspects computer-readable media maycomprise non-transitory computer-readable media (e.g., tangible media).In addition, for other aspects computer-readable media may comprisetransitory computer-readable media (e.g., a signal). Combinations of theabove should also be included within the scope of computer-readablemedia.

Thus, certain aspects may comprise a computer program product forperforming the operations presented herein. For example, such a computerprogram product may comprise a computer-readable medium havinginstructions stored (and/or encoded) thereon, the instructions beingexecutable by one or more processors to perform the operations describedherein, for example, instructions for performing the operationsdescribed herein and illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Further, it should be appreciated that modules and/or other appropriatemeans for performing the methods and techniques described herein can bedownloaded and/or otherwise obtained by a user terminal and/or basestation as applicable. For example, such a device can be coupled to aserver to facilitate the transfer of means for performing the methodsdescribed herein. Alternatively, various methods described herein can beprovided via storage means (e.g., RAM, ROM, a physical storage mediumsuch as a compact disc (CD) or floppy disk, etc.), such that a userterminal and/or base station can obtain the various methods uponcoupling or providing the storage means to the device. Moreover, anyother suitable technique for providing the methods and techniquesdescribed herein to a device can be utilized.

It is to be understood that the claims are not limited to the preciseconfiguration and components illustrated above. Various modifications,changes and variations may be made in the arrangement, operation anddetails of the methods and apparatus described above without departingfrom the scope of the claims.

1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE),comprising: receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) configurationinformation, configuring the UE with one or more SRS resource sets,wherein each of the one or more SRS resource sets comprises one or moreSRS resources; receiving signaling comprising a field indicating whichof the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource setsare active and which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or moreSRS resources sets are inactive; and transmitting one or more SRSs usingonly the one or more SRS resources that are active.
 2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein at least one of: the signaling applies to periodic SRSresources sets, semi-persistent SRS resources sets, and aperiodic SRSresources sets; or the signaling is received when a number of the one ormore SRS resources within the one or more SRS resource sets, or acrossall the SRS resource sets, is above a threshold.
 3. The method of claim1, wherein: the signaling comprises a media access control controlelement (MAC CE); and the field comprises an N-bit field in the MAC CE,wherein N comprises a number of the one or more SRS resources in the oneor more SRS resource sets.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein: thesignaling comprises a media access control control element (MAC CE); andthe one or more SRS resource sets comprise one or more aperiodic SRSresource sets.
 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the signaling providesthe indication of which of the one or more SRS resources in the one ormore SRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRSresources in the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive for one ormore downlink control information (DCI) codepoints.
 6. The method ofclaim 4, further comprising receiving, in the signaling, an indicationof a slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one ormore aperiodic SRS resource sets, wherein the slot offset updateindicates an offset in a number of slots between a triggering ofdownlink control information (DCI) and transmission of one or more SRSscorresponding to the specific SRS resource set.
 7. The method of claim6, wherein the slot offset update only applies to the specific SRSresource set but not to other SRS resources sets of the one or more SRSresource sets.
 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising updating,based on the slot offset update, a slot offset for the specific SRSresource set without updating other SRS resource set parameters.
 9. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the signaling comprises a media accesscontrol control element (MAC CE) and further comprising: receiving, inthe signaling, an indication indicating an updated identifier (ID) of achannel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) associated with aspecific SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets.
 10. Themethod of claim 9, further comprising: receiving the CSI-RS based, atleast in part on the updated ID of the CSI-RS; and using the CSI-RS toderive a transmit precoder for the one or more SRS resources of thespecific SRS resource set, wherein the one or more SRS resource sets areconfigured to be used for at least one of antenna switching,codebook-based UL transmission, or non-codebook-based UL transmission,or a combination thereof.
 11. The method of claim 9, further comprisingupdating the ID of the CSI-RS associated with the specific SRS resourceset without updating other SRS resource set parameters.
 12. A method forwireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receivingsounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information, configuringthe UE with one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one ormore SRS resource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; receivingsignaling comprising an indication of one or more updated parameters aspecific SRS resource set in the one or more SRS resource sets; andtransmitting one or more SRSs according to the one or more updatedparameters.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the signaling comprisesa media access control control element (MAC CE).
 14. The method of claim12, wherein the one or more updated parameters comprise at least one of:a slot offset update for the specific SRS resource set in the one ormore SRS resource sets; or an updated identifier (ID) of a channel stateinformation reference signal (CSI-RS) for the specific SRS resource setof the one or more SRS resource sets.
 15. The method of claim 14,wherein: the one or more SRS resource sets comprise one or moreaperiodic SRS resource sets; and the slot offset update indicates anoffset in a number of slots between a triggering of downlink controlinformation (DCI) and transmission of one or more SRSs corresponding tothe specific SRS resource set.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein theslot offset update only applies to the specific SRS resource set but notto other SRS resources sets of the one or more SRS resource sets. 17.The method of claim 15, further comprising updating, based on the slotoffset update, a slot offset for the specific SRS resource set withoutupdating other SRS resource set parameters.
 18. The method of claim 14,further comprising updating the ID of the CSI-RS corresponding to thespecific SRS resource set without updating other SRS resource setparameters.
 19. A method for wireless communication by a base station(BS), comprising: transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information to a user equipment (UE), configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRSresource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; transmittingsignaling to the UE comprising a field indicating which of the one ormore SRS resources in the one or more SRS resource sets are active andwhich of the one or more SRS resources in the one or more SRS resourcessets are inactive; and receiving one or more SRSs from the UE on the oneor more SRS resources that are active.
 20. The method of claim 19,wherein at least one of: the signaling applies to periodic SRS resourcessets, semi-persistent SRS resources sets, and aperiodic SRS resourcessets; or the signaling is transmitted when a number of the one or moreSRS resources within one or more SRS resource sets, or across all theSRS resource sets, is above a threshold.
 21. The method of claim 19,wherein: the signaling comprises a media access control control element(MAC CE); and the field comprises an N-bit field in the MAC CE, whereinN comprises a number of the one or more SRS resources in the one or moreSRS resource sets.
 22. The method of claim 19, wherein: the signalingcomprises a media access control control element (MAC CE); and the oneor more SRS resource sets comprise one or more aperiodic SRS resourcesets.
 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the signaling provides theindication of which of the one or more SRS resources in the one or moreSRS resource sets are active and which of the one or more SRS resourcesin the one or more SRS resources sets are inactive for one or moredownlink control information (DCI) codepoints.
 24. The method of claim22, further comprising transmitting, in the signaling, an indication ofa slot offset update for a specific SRS resource set in the one or moreaperiodic SRS resource sets, wherein the slot offset update indicates anoffset in a number of slots between a triggering of downlink controlinformation (DCI) and transmission of one or more SRSs corresponding tothe specific SRS resource set.
 25. The method of claim 24, wherein theslot offset update only applies to the specific SRS resource set but notto other SRS resources sets of the one or more SRS resource sets. 26.The method of claim 19, wherein the signaling comprises a media accesscontrol control element (MAC CE) and further comprising: transmitting,in the signaling, an indication indicating an updated identifier (ID) ofa channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to aspecific SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets, whereinthe indication of the updated ID of the CSI-RS is transmitted in thesignaling.
 27. A method for wireless communication by a base station(BS), comprising: transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS)configuration information to a user equipment (UE), configuring the UEwith one or more SRS resource sets, wherein each of the one or more SRSresource sets comprises one or more SRS resources; transmittingsignaling to the UE comprising an indication of one or more updatedparameters for a specific SRS resource set in the one or more SRSresource sets; and receiving one or more SRSs from the UE according tothe one or more updated parameters.
 28. The method of claim 27, whereinthe signaling comprises a media access control control element (MAC CE).29. The method of claim 27, wherein the one or more updated parameterscomprise at least one of: a slot offset update for the specific SRSresource set in the one or more SRS resource sets; or an updatedidentifier (ID) of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)for the specific SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets.30. The method of claim 29, wherein: the one or more SRS resource setscomprise one or more aperiodic SRS resource sets; the slot offset updateindicates an offset in a number of slots between a triggering ofdownlink control information (DCI) and transmission of one or more SRSscorresponding to the specific SRS resource set; and the slot offsetupdate only applies to the specific SRS resource set but not to otherSRS resources sets of the one or more SRS resource sets.